Relationship between Length and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Signal Strength in Metal Nanoparticle Chains: Ideal Models versus Nanofabrication

We have employed capillary force deposition on ion beam patterned substrates to fabricate chains of 60 nm gold nanospheres ranging in length from 1 to 9 nanoparticles. Measurements of the surface-averaged SERS enhancement factor strength for these chains were then compared to the numerical predictio...

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Main Authors: Kristen D. Alexander, Shunping Zhang, Angela R. Hight Walker, Hongxing Xu, Rene Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/840245